Samuel Ojserkis (born March 24, 1990) is an American rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics."Samuel Ojserkis Profile - University of Washington Official Athletic Site" www.gohuskies.com
Biography Samuel Ojserkis was born in the Pomona section of Galloway Township, New Jersey, he grew up in Linwood, New Jersey and graduated from Mainland Regional High School. He earned a degree in geography from the University of Washington in 2012 and a degree in management in 2013 from the University of Cambridge."All hail the national champion men’s crew—again", www.washington.edu At the University of Washington, Ojserkis’ crews won 3 National Championships. He was a JV 8+ National Champion in 2010 and won the Varsity 8+ National Championship in 2011 & 2012. At the 2012 National Championship Regatta the UW Varsity 8 set the American Collegiate record of 5 minutes, 21.482." Washington men's crew sweeps to national title", http://old.seattletimes.com Ojserkis was named to the 2012 1st Team All Pac-12 rowing team his senior year."All-Conference Rowing Teams Announced", www.pac-12.com
Off the water, Ojserkis was awarded for academics. He was named 2012 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year." Ojserkis Named Spring Scholar-Athlete Of The Year", www. gohuskies.com He was also named to the Pac-10 All-Academic Rowing Team in 2010, 2011, and 2012."Huskies Well-Represented On Pac-10 All-Academic List", www.pac-12.com"Pac-10 Names Rowing All-Academic Teams", www.pac-12.com"Rowing All-Academic Teams", www.pac-12.com In 2012, Ojserkis joined Phi Beta Kappa.
After graduating in 2012, Ojserkis coxed the American Under-23 National Team 8+ to a World Championship in Trakai, Lithuania."Sam Ojserkis", www.usrowing.org
At Cambridge, Ojserkis competed in the 2013 BNY Mellon Boat Race as a reserve for Cambridge's Goldie crew. He attended Judge Business School."Three Cambridge Judge Business School students rowing in 159th Boat Race", https://insight.jbs.cam.ac.uk"Light Blues take Rio: A Guide to Cambridge’s Olympians", www.varsity.co.uk
On the American Rowing Team, Ojserkis’ highlights included a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, along with 2 Bronze Medals at a 2015 & 2016 World Rowing World Cup. Ojserkis’ last competitive race was the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he placed 4th.
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